Cox R A, Hoppel C L
Biochem J. 1974 Sep;142(3):699-701. doi: 10.1042/bj1420699.
Liver and testis slices convert 6-N-trimethyl-lysine into 4-N-trimethylaminobutyrate and carnitine. Adipose, skeletal muscle, heart, or kidney tissues metabolize trimethyl-lysine into trimethylaminobutyrate but not into carnitine. Trimethylaminobutyrate hydroxylation, forming carnitine, occurs in liver and to a minor degree in testis. Liver is the primary site of carnitine biosynthesis in the rat.
肝脏和睾丸切片可将6-N-三甲基赖氨酸转化为4-N-三甲基氨基丁酸酯和肉碱。脂肪组织、骨骼肌、心脏或肾脏组织可将三甲基赖氨酸代谢为三甲基氨基丁酸酯,但不能代谢为肉碱。三甲基氨基丁酸酯的羟基化反应形成肉碱,该反应发生在肝脏中,在睾丸中程度较小。在大鼠体内,肝脏是肉碱生物合成的主要部位。